Epidemiological study on accidental poisonings in children from northeast romania.

Accidental poisonongs are an important cause of morbidity and even mortality, especially in young children.We performed a retrospective observational study on a group of children admitted at the Regional Center of Toxicology at the Children's Emergency Hospital "St. Mary" Iasi with accidental intoxication within a period of 3 years.

Epidemiologic profile and triggering factors of voluntary poisoning in teenagers.

Self-poisoning is an important medical and social problem in adolescents.We performed an observational cross-sectional retrospective study on a group of 219 adolescents admitted for voluntary intoxications at "St. Mary" Children's Emergency Hospital, Iasi during 1 year period.

Topicalities in the Sudden Unexpected Death Syndrome in Infants.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) represents the third cause in postnatal mortality. The pathogenesis is multifactorial. SIDS victims can present sign of preexisting chronic asphyxia, persistent increase in dendritic spine and delayed maturation of synapses in medullary respiratory centers, if a decreased reactivity of 5 hydroxytryptamine 1A (5-HT1A) and 5-HT2A in the dorsal nucleus of the vagus, solitary nucleus and ventrolateral medulla.

STRESS IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS--THE EFFECT OF PROLONGED HOSPITALIZATION.

Long-term hospitalization emotionally impacts any patient, especially children, and is defined as a long period of time during which the patient is hospitalized and experiences isolation from his or her family, friends and home. Stressful situations trigger a nonspecific response that involves multiple physiological mechanisms. Currently, because of the complexity of these mechanisms, there are no laboratory markers that allow the quantification of the stress intensity felt by the patient.

VACCINATION--COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY OR VIOLATION OF RIGHTS?

Vaccination is considered to be the most effective and the cheapest medical intervention through which individual and collective immunisation is achieved. Statistics show that, at present, immunisation annually saves 400 million lives and protects approximately 750,000 children against disabilities of varying degrees. Approximately 80% of worldwide children are vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, etc.